Brick Red (B8211E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #B8211E

RGB rgb(184, 33, 30)

HSL hsl(1°, 72%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:84% K:28%

Luminance 0.1123

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.41:1

Aa — #B8211E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.27:1

Aa — #B8211E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B8211E #1EB6B8

Analogous

#B81E69 #B8211E #B86E1E

Triadic

#B8211E #1EB821 #211EB8

Split-comp.

#B8211E #1EB86E #1E69B8

Tetradic

#B8211E #69B81E #1EB6B8 #6E1EB8

Monochromatic

#EEB6B5 #DA6462 #AE2B29 #84211F #461110

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